Improvement in extension trunks



thiited gisten JAMES RICE. OF MI'DD-LETOWN, I-NDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 108,187, dated October 1'1, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN EXTENSION TRUNKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JAMES RICE, of Middletown,in thecounty ot' Vigo and State of' Indiana, have invented a new anduseful Extension Trunk; and I do hereby declare that the following is afullclear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

,Draw/ing'.

Figure 1 is a perspective view ot' my improved trunk, the lid heiligthrown back, and the trunk extended;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section across one of the ends of thetrunk, sho\ving the devices by which the extension part is secured; and

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the bottoni or extension part of thetrunk, the dotted lines indicating Y the upper port-ion. I

rlhis invention relates to trunks, and hasfor its object to produce atrunk capable ot' being enlarged or diminished in size or bullgaccordingto the quantity of goods to bc transported therein, thus enabling it tobe more solidly packed, thereby preventing the trunk from liability ofbreakage, as also keeping the goods in positron while in transit; and tothis end My invention Aconsists in certain peculiarities of constructionand combination of parts of which my invention is composed, as will behereinafter specifically designated and set forth in the followingspecication and claim.

- In the annexed drawing forming a part of this speciicationrepresentsthe body of a' trunk sliding over a lower extension part, B.

'llie part B has guides, l1 b, upon its external surface, adapted togrooves within the inner surface of the upper part A, the object ofthese guides being to cause the parts to .work evenly together, and tosecure perfect action on the partot' the levers and spring latches.

A rod, F, made of metal, of sutiicient strength and durability, issecured, one at cach end ot' the lower trunk-box, by nuts c c, theirupper ends havingspring catches j' f, to register with the notches inthe plates a a, operated by arms 1) D, attached to levers of the upperpai-t of thextrunk A.

At each end of thc trunk B is a wedge, G, its oflice being to hold thelever E, wnicli operates spring catches f f, out from the notches in theplates a a. When itis desired to adjust the trunk, the levers rest uponthe enlarged end of the wedges.

The )arts are. in iosition in tie. 2 for ad'ustiinr the 1 l n :a

trunk, the dotted lilies indicating the same when secured.

By the means herein described, the trunk may he adjusted ywithconvenience and facility.

Having tlins described my invention,

What Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters latont ot' the Unit-edStates, is

1. The part B of a trunk, having spring catches f f in combination withthe part A, when provided with the slotted plates a a, substantially asshown and described,

2. The spring catches f f, arms 1),D,'and'leverl on the part B, incombination with the slotted plates a,

v a on the part A, as shown and described, and for the purposespecified.

3. The wedge G, in combination with the lever E, arms D 1), and springcatches f j, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my naine to thisspecification in the presence ot' two attesting witnesses thisvlth dayof April, 1870, at Middletown, in the county ot' Vigo, and State ofIndiana.

JAMES RICE.

Witnesses:

Jas.- R. ERNEST, W. L. Wem.

